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Lima’s City of Graves: Where the Dead Refuse Silence

Every year on All Souls’ Day, a city rises from another. South of Lima, where the capital’s concrete gives way to dry hills and wind-carved roads, the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery becomes something electric—a city of the dead that refuses to whisper. Here, grief and joy share the same song sheet. Families bring food, music,…
Brazil’s Atypical Fans: How Autistic Supporters Are Changing the Game

In Brazil, where football is more religion than sport, few things rival the power of a flag raised high. But in recent seasons, new banners have joined the iconic waves of green, black, red, and white—flags emblazoned with puzzle ribbons and blue infinity symbols, marking the rise of autistic fan groups who are remaking the…
When the Rain Speaks Louder Than the State: Panama’s Forgotten Children of Ngäbe-Buglé

High in Panama’s western mountains, where clouds cling to the ridges and the radio signal fades long before the asphalt does, two small white coffins were carried through the mud. The mourners spoke softly in Ngäbe, their words swallowed by rain. Inside the coffins lay Melanie and Kimberlin, ages five and eight, swept away by…
Chile’s Two Weeks of Silence: When Democracy Turns Off the Lights

At midnight, the silence begins. Fifteen days before Chile’s presidential election, a sweeping ban on publishing opinion polls descends like a curtain. Newspapers go dark, television anchors avoid numbers, pollsters pack away their graphs. What was once public becomes private, a secret currency traded among campaign insiders and consultants.
Liga MX Power Rankings: Who’s rising and who’s fading as the Apertura reaches its climax

As Liga MX Apertura edges towards its end, the fight for Liguilla seeding has intensified. Some clubs have pulled away from the pack and stand a bigger chance of taking home the trophy. Form, depth and tactical flexibility determine who is climbing up the power rankings and who looks vulnerable in the end.
Dreaming South: Central & South America’s 2026 Travel Renaissance

From reborn capitals to near-mythic wilderness, the 2026 travel map tilts decisively south. Condé Nast Traveler’s newest list reads like an atlas of reinvention—destinations where design, conservation, and cuisine converge, proving that Latin America now rivals Europe’s polish without losing its soul. What ties them all together isn’t luxury for its own sake, but a…
Peru’s Living Mosaic: How the Maras Salt Mines Keep Ayni Alive

High above Cusco, where the air thins and the Andes seem to inhale light, a hillside shimmers white. To a drone, the Maras salt pans resemble a frozen glacier cracked into a thousand mirrors. But to the families who mine them, those terraces are not relics—they are the heartbeat of a living economy, one that…
Mexico’s Reckoning with Consent After the Assault on Its First Woman President

For years, Mexican women have marched for safety, shouted for justice, and mourned those lost to violence, and this week, that fight reached the presidential palace. A man’s hand—caught on video groping President Claudia Sheinbaum as she walked through Mexico City’s historic center—has forced the nation to confront what it still tolerates, and what it…
U.S.– Colombia Showdown: Petro, Trump, and the High‑Risk Politics of Bravado

Donald Trump’s taunts and Gustavo Petro’s swagger have turned a vital U.S.–Colombia partnership into a spectacle with stakes far beyond social media. As accusations fly and warships prowl, Colombians confront a perilous question: who actually benefits when bluster hardens into policy?
Maps, Memory, and Mercy: How Amazon Guardians Shield Colombia’s Uncontacted Peoples

When Colombia finally issued its October 2024 resolution acknowledging two voluntarily isolated peoples—the Yuri and the Passé—the applause rose first from riverbanks, not ministries. The credit belonged to neighbors who had been watching, walking, and warning for years: the communities of Manacaro and the Curare–Los Ingleses Indigenous Reserve along the lower Caquetá River. Their evidence…